Baked Chimichangas

Health score
32%
Baked Chimichangas
45 min.
12
579kcal

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Ingredients

  • ounce chiles green chopped canned
  • tablespoons chili powder 
  • 12 10-inch flour tortillas ()
  • cloves garlic minced
  • 0.5 cup green onions sliced
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin 
  • 0.3 teaspoon hot sauce 
  • 12 cups iceberg lettuce shredded
  • ounces monterrey jack cheese shredded reduced-fat
  • 0.8 cup commercial no-salt-added salsa 
  • 0.8 cup nonfat cream alternative sour
  • 0.5 teaspoon oregano dried whole
  • pounds fatty pork boneless lean
  • ounce no-salt-added tomato sauce canned
  • cups water 
  • tablespoons vinegar white

Equipment

  • baking sheet
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • aluminum foil

Directions

  1. Trim fat from pork; cut pork into 2-inch pieces.
  2. Combine pork, water, and next 5 ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes. Uncover; cook over medium-low heat 1 hour or until liquid evaporates.
  3. Remove from heat; shred meat with 2 forks. Stir in tomato sauce, chiles, cheese, and green onions.
  4. Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil; heat at 350 for 15 minutes. Working with 1 tortilla at a time, coat both sides of tortilla with cooking spray. Spoon about 1/3 cup meat mixture just below center of tortilla. Fold over left and right sides of tortilla to partially enclose filling. Fold remaining edges to form a rectangle, and secure with a wooden pick. Repeat procedure with remaining tortillas and meat mixture.
  5. Place filled tortillas on an ungreased baking sheet.
  6. Bake at 425 for 20 minutes or until crisp.
  7. Remove wooden picks.
  8. Place 1 cup lettuce on each of 12 plates; top with chimichangas.
  9. Combine sour cream and hot sauce. Top each chimichanga with sour cream mixture and salsa.

Nutrition Facts

Calories579kcal
Protein17.87%
Fat51.11%
Carbs31.02%

Properties

Glycemic Index
21.67
Glycemic Load
11.79
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
24.622174091961%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
0.09mg
Luteolin
0.02mg
Kaempferol
0.17mg
Myricetin
0.05mg
Quercetin
1.48mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:578.8kcal
28.94%
Fat:33.17g
51.03%
Saturated Fat:11.52g
72%
Carbohydrates:45.29g
15.1%
Net Carbohydrates:40.1g
14.58%
Sugar:6.69g
7.43%
Cholesterol:64.14mg
21.38%
Sodium:798.55mg
34.72%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:26.09g
52.19%
Vitamin B1:0.98mg
65.28%
Selenium:37.6µg
53.72%
Vitamin B3:9.03mg
45.14%
Phosphorus:413.63mg
41.36%
Manganese:0.75mg
37.36%
Vitamin K:33.77µg
32.16%
Vitamin B2:0.51mg
30.28%
Folate:117.84µg
29.46%
Vitamin B6:0.51mg
25.52%
Iron:4.55mg
25.25%
Calcium:239.92mg
23.99%
Fiber:5.19g
20.77%
Zinc:3.04mg
20.28%
Vitamin A:1009.33IU
20.19%
Magnesium:73mg
18.25%
Potassium:631.19mg
18.03%
Vitamin E:2.44mg
16.29%
Copper:0.25mg
12.3%
Vitamin B12:0.65µg
10.85%
Vitamin C:8.12mg
9.84%
Vitamin B5:0.96mg
9.61%
Source:My Recipes